Interesting Study that helps with long-term weight loss

So I always heard the battle isn't losing weight, it's keeping it off after you've lost it. In my research I came across this simple study. It studies people that have maintained at least a 30 pound weight loss for one year or longer and what they do to keep the weight they lost off. I find this helpful knowledge and am going to sign up now that I qualify. It has good data, supported by actual facts (something that may be missing in some posts, ) that talk about what people have done and how they have been successful and what has worked and not worked. You can even add to the data if you feel like signing up. (I am signing up for it and will update with my experience)

To find, Google: The National Weight Control Registry

Some info:

The National Weight Control Registry is tracking over 10,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for long periods of time. The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), established in 1994 by
Rena Wing, Ph.D. from Brown Medical School, and James O. Hill, Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, is the largest prospective investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance.


There is variety in how NWCR members keep the weight off. Most report continuing to maintain a low calorie, low fat diet and doing high levels of activity.



78% eat breakfast every day.
75% weigh themselves at least once a week.
62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day.